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Product Manager Digital Identity And AI

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Description

Position summary
We are seeking an experienced and visionary Product Manager – Digital Identity Innovation & Standards to lead the strategy, innovation, and product development of next-generation digital identity solutions. This role combines product leadership, AI-driven innovation, and global standards expertise to shape secure, scalable, and standards-based digital identity ecosystems.

The successful candidate will drive product vision and roadmap development, translate emerging technologies and regulatory requirements into market-leading solutions, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver innovative digital identity products.

Requirements

Product strategy, innovation & roadmap

  • Define and own the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for digital identity solutions, including mobile wallets, digital credentials, identity verification platforms, and emerging AI-enabled identity technologies.
  • Identify market opportunities through customer insights, industry trends, and technological advancements.
  • Lead innovation initiatives, proof-of-concepts (PoCs), and pilot programs focused on AI-powered identity solutions.
  • Partner with engineering, architecture, business development, and marketing teams to bring products from concept to market.
  • Define product requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
  • Prioritize features and capabilities while balancing innovation, customer needs, compliance, and business objectives.
  • Monitor emerging technologies, AI models, security frameworks, and digital identity trends to maintain product competitiveness.

Standards & ecosystem leadership

  • Represent the organization in international standards and industry forums related to digital identity and trust services.
  • Translate global standards and regulatory frameworks into actionable product requirements.
  • Participate in working groups and industry initiatives to influence future standards and best practices.
  • Establish strategic relationships with governments, technology providers, ecosystem partners, and industry alliances.
  • Ensure products remain aligned with evolving regulatory and compliance requirements.

Stakeholder & cross-functional management

  • Collaborate closely with software engineering, architecture, cybersecurity, compliance, and business teams.
  • Drive product planning, execution, and delivery across multiple stakeholders.
  • Define product KPIs, success metrics, and OKRs.
  • Present product strategies, business cases, and roadmap updates to executive leadership and external stakeholders.

Qualifications

Experience

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Business, or a related field. Master's degree is preferred.
  • 10+ years of experience in product management, with exposure to digital identity, security, FinTech, trust services, or related technology domains.
  • Proven experience launching and managing complex technology products from concept to commercialization.
  • Experience working with digital identity standards, authentication technologies, or credential management platforms.
  • Strong background collaborating with engineering and architecture teams on enterprise-scale technology solutions.
  • Experience engaging with industry standards organizations and regulatory frameworks is highly desirable.

Technical knowledge

  • Understanding of digital identity ecosystems, verifiable credentials, mobile identity solutions, and trust frameworks.
  • Knowledge of AI/ML technologies, including large language models (LLMs), computer vision, intelligent automation, and AI agents.
  • Familiarity with cryptography, PKI, authentication protocols, and secure identity architectures.
  • Understanding of privacy-enhancing technologies, selective disclosure mechanisms, and modern identity standards.
  • Experience with API-driven product platforms and integration architectures.

Preferred qualifications

  • Experience in digital identity, cybersecurity, FinTech, GovTech, trust services, or RegTech industries.
  • Exposure to global identity standards and interoperability frameworks.
  • Experience contributing to technical publications, patents, research initiatives, or industry working groups.
  • International stakeholder management experience across government and enterprise sectors.

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